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SUMMARY:Join the Juneteenth Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events/juneteenth"></a><p>The City of Manhattan Beach invites you to learn about the significance of Juneteenth and share your ideas for a community celebration in 2025. Conversation and refreshments for those in attendance.</p><p><strong>Juneteenth Listening Session<br>Saturday, March 8, 2025<br>10:00 AM to 11:00 AM<br>Manhattan Beach Library - Community Room</strong><br>1320 Highland Avenue<br>Manhattan Beach, CA 90266</p><p>Juneteenth (June 19) is the oldest known celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, enslaved people finally received news from Union soldiers that they had been set free by the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier. Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 and a California state holiday in 2023.&nbsp; The City of Manhattan Beach held its first <a href="https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events/juneteenth">Juneteenth Ceremony</a>&nbsp;on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Bruce's Beach Park and <a href="https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events/juneteenth">Juneteenth Celebration</a> on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Polliwog Park.</p><p>For more information, please contact the <a href="mailto:&#109;&#98;&#112;&#97;&#114;&#107;&#115;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#114;&#101;&#99;&#64;&#109;&#97;&#110;&#104;&#97;&#116;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#97;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#103;&#111;&#118;&#63;&#115;&#117;&#98;&#106;&#101;&#99;&#116;&#61;&#74;&#117;&#110;&#101;&#116;&#101;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#104;&#32;&#76;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#32;&#83;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#105;&#111;&#110;">Parks and Recreation Department </a>via <a href="mailto:&#109;&#98;&#112;&#97;&#114;&#107;&#115;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#114;&#101;&#99;&#64;&#109;&#97;&#110;&#104;&#97;&#116;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#97;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#103;&#111;&#118;&#63;&#115;&#117;&#98;&#106;&#101;&#99;&#116;&#61;&#74;&#117;&#110;&#101;&#116;&#101;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#104;&#32;&#76;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#32;&#83;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#105;&#111;&#110;">email</a> or call (310) 802-5448. Want to stay informed about Juneteenth? <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CAMANHATTANBEACH/subscriber/new?topic_id=CAMANHATTANBEACH_43">Click to subscribe</a> to the Juneteenth eNotification topic.</p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events/juneteenth"></a><p>The City of Manhattan Beach invites you to learn about the significance of Juneteenth and share your ideas for a community celebration in 2025. Conversation and refreshments for those in attendance.</p><p><strong>Juneteenth Listening Session<br>Saturday, March 8, 2025<br>10:00 AM to 11:00 AM<br>Manhattan Beach Library - Community Room</strong><br>1320 Highland Avenue<br>Manhattan Beach, CA 90266</p><p>Juneteenth (June 19) is the oldest known celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, enslaved people finally received news from Union soldiers that they had been set free by the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier. Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 and a California state holiday in 2023.&nbsp; The City of Manhattan Beach held its first <a href="https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events/juneteenth">Juneteenth Ceremony</a>&nbsp;on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Bruce's Beach Park and <a href="https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events/juneteenth">Juneteenth Celebration</a> on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Polliwog Park.</p><p>For more information, please contact the <a href="mailto:&#109;&#98;&#112;&#97;&#114;&#107;&#115;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#114;&#101;&#99;&#64;&#109;&#97;&#110;&#104;&#97;&#116;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#97;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#103;&#111;&#118;&#63;&#115;&#117;&#98;&#106;&#101;&#99;&#116;&#61;&#74;&#117;&#110;&#101;&#116;&#101;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#104;&#32;&#76;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#32;&#83;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#105;&#111;&#110;">Parks and Recreation Department </a>via <a href="mailto:&#109;&#98;&#112;&#97;&#114;&#107;&#115;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#114;&#101;&#99;&#64;&#109;&#97;&#110;&#104;&#97;&#116;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#97;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#103;&#111;&#118;&#63;&#115;&#117;&#98;&#106;&#101;&#99;&#116;&#61;&#74;&#117;&#110;&#101;&#116;&#101;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#104;&#32;&#76;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#110;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#32;&#83;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#105;&#111;&#110;">email</a> or call (310) 802-5448. Want to stay informed about Juneteenth? <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CAMANHATTANBEACH/subscriber/new?topic_id=CAMANHATTANBEACH_43">Click to subscribe</a> to the Juneteenth eNotification topic.</p>
LOCATION:Manhattan Beach Library - Community Room\, 1320 Highland Avenue Manhattan Beach\, California 90266
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